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My SONG IS WITH YOU: “Mi Canto Está Contigo” 1995-2000

MY SONG IS WITH YOU...MOTHER AND CHILDEMPTY GOVERNMENT RESTAURANTPEOPLE GETTING OFF OF CAMEL BACK BUSIN THE SHADOW OF EL CAPITOLIOBOYS PLAYING BASKET BALLMEN WORKING ON CAR PARTSCHRISTMAS TREESTAIRCASE IN RESTORED HOMELADY WORKINGPORTRAIT OF LADYWOMAN IN BARBARIA...PORTRAIT OF WOMANTWO DOGSMEN LOADING TRUCKPLANT ON A WALLMENUWAITING FOR FIDEL...POSTER VENDEREASTER SUNDAY...1996PHOTOGRAPHERSCHOOL GIRLBROTHER AND SISTERSCHOOL CHILDRENBOYS PLAYING IN THE STREETCAMELBACK BUS...GOING HOMEBREAK DOWNOLD CAR ON BLOCKSScan-150129-0008-BW.jpgPARKING LOT...RUSSIAN BUILT LADASEYES ON CHE...MILITARY ON CHINESE BIKESCIGAR WORKERSWOMAN SORTING TOBACCO DANCING BOY...H. UPMANN CIGAR FACTORYPORTRAIT OF MANPORTRAIT OF MANPORTRAIT OF MANOLD MAN IN THE NIEGHBORHOODCARLO...MAN WITH CIGARPORTRAIT OF MANPIG...STREET MARKET10th St and 23rd Ave. FLOWER SHOPTOURISTS SMOKING CIGARSWORKERS TRAVELING HOME AFTER WORK                                                                          MAN RIDDING ON CAMELBACK BUSH. UPMANN CIGAR FACTORY 1997STREET CORNER OF FORMER RETAIL STORESTAKING CARE OF BUSINESSBARBER SHOP IN VEDADOLADIES GETTING THEIR NAILS DONETAXI DRIVERYOUNG GIRL EATING ICE CREAMSTREET PERSON WITHOUT A JOBCDR IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHING EVERYONE

 

 

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ALONG THE WAY: The Beginning of Change…2000-2005

Havana, CubaHavana, CubaHaving a cold one4 boys playingMilitary man waiting for a rideWaiting for Cafe CubanoPhoto of Che at a goverment officeFamily buying pork at CarniceríaHavana, CubaNo autosStreet scene with womanStalemate...2 men playing chessShadesMan with imported carMan and woman waiting for a rideTaking a dive seaside El MaleconTaxi TaxiHauling water with 2 girls watchingBicycle tire repair sohpWhite VWLaundry day...all on the lineWaiting for the camel back busHitching for a ride.Always on my mind

 

 

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AROUND THE CORNER: A brighter future…Havana 2000-2005

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PORTRAITS FROM THE STREET: Havana, Cuba 2000-2005

YOUNG WOMAN FRUIT VENDER3 GIRLS HAVING A FRIENDLY CONVERSATIONYOUNG GIRL PLAYING IN A OLD CARLADY IN YARD OF FAMILY BUSINESS OF BIKE REPAIR2 MEN WAITING FOR THE BUS TO GO HOMECONSTRUCTION WORKER TAKING A BREAK ALONG THE EL MALECONWOMAN WITH HER CHILD IN A BARRIO IN HAVANANO WORK TODAYMARKET VENDER2 BOYS PLAYING IN THE DOORWAYBOY PLAYING WITH A DOLL AND STICK IN A BARRIO IN HAVANA, CUBASHOE REPAIR MAN IN A VERY SMALL WORK SPACE._MAN LOOKING OUT FROM WINDOW IN CENTRO HAVANAMAN PLAYING TRUMPET ALONG THE EL MALECONLADY IN HER KITCHEN3 WORKMAN TAKING A BREAK ALONG THE EL MALECON_5416969841.jpgLADY ON BREAK FROM WORK IN A RESTAURANTPROUD WOMAN TAKING A BREAK AS SHE SEWS IN HER HOMELADY READING LA TRIBUNA DE LA HABANA IN HER HOMELADY IN HER HOME WITH A BOTTLE OF RUM ABOVE FOR SANTERIATRADITION.MAN IN A PESO BAR HAVING A BEERBOY SITTING IN DOORWAY TO HIS HOMEBOY PLAYING BY A DOOR OF A PALADAR IN A POOR NEIGHBORHOODLADY SITTING IN LATE AFTERNOON SUN

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MY BLOG

This is MY BLOG where you can view galleries, leave comments and contact me.  Click on an image to go to the gallery.  The chronological order of posts is reversed for viewing in the order that I felt best illustrates my images and intent.  My intent was to show, through my photographs, my impressions, experiences and feelings of how it felt to me during my travels to Cuba from 1995-2005.

The first post and gallery is from my earlier travels to Havana, Cuba.  These images are my depiction of what I saw and how I felt during these eye opening visits.  I used film and toned the black and white prints then copied them into the computer.  The copy process adds a slightly blurred effect to create the layers and depth that I felt I was experiencing.

Around year 2000 I began to use black and white and color in both film and digital media to show the improved quality of  life and the noticeable positive changes that were beginning evolve in Havana.

My song is with you “Mi Canto Está Contigo” 1995-2000

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ALONG THE WAY: The Beginning of Change…2000-2005

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AROUND THE CORNER: A brighter future…Havana 2000-2005

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PORTRAITS FROM THE STREET: Havana, Cuba 2000-2005

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